vendication

Definitions

An act of claiming property.

rare, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“1678 June 8, The Minutes of the Westconnaug Purchase⟳, quoted in Rhode Island Historical Society, Rhode Island Historical Society Collections We do give⟳ unto them full Power and Authority to and in our Behalf for the maintaining justifying and defending our just Rights and Property in our aforesaid Purchases above premisd and call⟳ to an Account any Person or Persons that are concernd in the aforesaid Purchase⟳ of what Monies is due from them to the Company and also to deal⟳ with Samuel Reape about a Deed of Sale which he doth obstinately detain in his Hands belonging to the Company: and to all Matters relating to the Propagation and Vendication of our aforesaid Purchases &c”

“Poſſeſſion thereof remains in the Heir, against whom the Legatar hath not only a personal Action, for payment or delivery of the Legacy but hath alſo a real Action of Vendication, againſt him, and all other havers thereof, for delivery of the ſame.”

“Vendication of a plot of ground”

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